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Was Francisco Vasquez De Coronado A Villain?

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado should be displayed as a villain in your museum exhibit. He was greedy and just wanted to get rich and famous. He killed tons of Indians and took their land. And he supported slavery.
His expedition was started just to get himself rich and famous. He went to America to find the seven golden cities, which ended up being a myth. While looking for the treasure he found the Grand Canyon, and several other physical landmarks, and still got famous even though his original plan was a failure.
He fought the Indians and took their land. Him and his men went looking for these golden cities in the southwestern United States, where he met the Apache tribe and clashed with them. He killed them because they didn't want him and

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